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L EIVIS WJ TURNER, OF YALESVILLE, CONNECTICUT.

Letters Patent No. 90,411, dated May 25, 1869.

IMPROVED BROOM-HOLDER.

The Schedule referred t in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whoml it may concern Be it known that I, Lewis W. TURNER, ofYalesville, in the county of New Haven, and State of Oonnecticut, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Broom-Holders, a new article ofmanufacture; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description Aof the construction, character, andoperation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which make part of this speciication, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of the article complete, ready to be secured to thewall or casing.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the body-part, showing screw, &c.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of one of the springs.

My improvement consists in casting the body-part on to the head, orshank of a common wood-screw, and in attaching two curved springs to theopposite sides of the projecting portion of the body-part, in such amanner that I can turn the screw into the Wall, or casing,in anyposition, and have the two springs project in such a manner tha'tthehandle of-the broom may be slipped between'them with perfectconvenience.

I make the body-part of cast-iron, or any other suitable material, asindicated at A, fig. l, by casting it on to the head, or shank of acommon W0odscrew, or a screw of any other thread suited to the wall, Vorcasing, substantially as indicated at B, fig. 2, and the Whole asindicated or representedin iig. l.

I make the clasping-part, or thatpart which is to receive thebroom-handle and sustain the broom, of two parts, (one of Awhich isshown in iig. 3,) of steel, suitably tempered, or of' any other suitablyelastic material.

I attach the two springs, d e, which constitute the clampnto the body,olicast. part A by aV suitablevet, as indicated at-a, fig. l, passingthrough the holes, as represented at b, iig. 3, and c, fig. 2, so as tosecure the parts firmly to each other.`

To use this broom-holder, I turn. the screw B into the wall, or casing,so as to bring the spring-hasps d and e, iig. 1into a horizontalposition, as represented in iig. 1, when it will be ready for use. g

This holder, of course, is equally suitable for whips and otheranalogous articles.

The advantages of my improvement consist in the slight expense of themanufacture, and the simplicity of putting it up for use, as it is allin one piece.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, asa new article of manufacture,

The holder, composed of the body-A, screw B, and spring-clamps or claspsd and e, when the whole is constructed, attached, and fitted for use,substantially as herein described and set forth.

' LEWIS'W. TURNER.

Witnesses:

CHARLES LOMBRA. R. FITZGERALD.

